Midwest Regional EDEN Animal
Agro-Security Conference
Federal Panel
Barry N. Pittman, DVM, MPH, DACVPM
Area Emergency Coordinator
USDA APHIS Veterinary Services
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How does United States Department of
Agriculture fit into preparing for, responding
to, and recovering from an animal agrosecurity incident?
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Background
• History
1979
FEMA created
1988
Stafford Act directs FEMA to create FRP
2001
DHS absorbed FEMA
2002
DHS creates NRP
30 Aug 2005
NRP 1st invoked
2005 – 2007
NRP undergoes several updates
2008
DHS creates NRF
• National, State & Local Level Emergency Management
…currently using the NRF!
FEMA = Federal Emergency Management Agency
DHS = Department of Homeland Security
FRP/NRP/NRF = Federal / National / Response / Plan / Framework
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How the Framework is
Organized
Core
Document
Doctrine, organization, roles and
responsibilities, response actions
and planning requirements that
guide national response
www.fema.gov/nrf
Emergency Support
Function Annexes
Mechanisms to group and provide Federal
resources and capabilities to support State
and local responders
Support
Annexes
Essential supporting aspects of the Federal
response common to all incidents
Incident
Annexes
Incident-specific applications of the
Framework
Partner
Guides
Next level of detail in response actions
tailored to the actionable entity
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What Has Changed
State & Tribal
Governments
Local
Governments
 A Framework … not a Plan
NRF
 Written for two audiences
 Senior elected and appointed officials
 Emergency Management practitioners
Federal
Government
Private
Sector
& NGO
 Emphasizes roles of the local governments, States,
NGOs, individuals and the private sector
 Establishes Response Doctrine
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Engaged partnership
Tiered response
Scalable, flexible, and adaptable operational capabilities
Unity of effort through unified command
Readiness to act
 Establishes planning as a critical element of effective
response
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Emergency Support Function #11 –
Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Nutrition assistance
(Food & Nutrition Service)
- Animal and plant disease and pest response
(Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service)
- Food safety and security
(Food Safety & Inspection Service)
- Natural and cultural resources and historic
properties protection
(Department of the Interior)
- Safety and well-being of household pets
(Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service)
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New Coordination Role
within the Service…
Emergency
Operations
Center
Plant
Protection
and Quarantine
New
Coordination Role
for ESF #11
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New Staff
• Emergency Program Specialist (EPS)
– ESF #11 coordinator in each FEMA Region (10)
• Regional Emergency Response Program
Manager (REPM)
– ESF #11 coordinators in each APHIS Region (2)
• APHIS Program Liaison Officer (LNO)
– ESF #11 Liaison Officer in 3 of APHIS HQ Program
Offices
• National Coordinator (NC)
– ESF #11 coordinator in APHIS HQ
Note: 6 Resource Ordering and Status System
(ROSS) Dispatchers also hired and divided
among various APHIS program offices
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APHIS
EMLC
APHIS Regional Board of
Directors & Program
Emergency Managers
APHIS Regional Board of
Directors & Program
Emergency Managers
OEMHS
NC
REPM
REPM
AC
EPS
EPS
EPS
EPS
EPS
VS
PPQ
EPS
EPS
EPS
EPS
EPS
Department of Homeland Security
Federal Emergency Management Agency
APHIS State Managers
(e.g. AVIC, SPHD)
and Responders
APHIS State Managers
(e.g. AVIC, SPHD)
and Responders
ESF-11 Partners, e.g.
FNS, FSIS and DOI
ESF-11 Partners, e.g.
FNS, FSIS and DOI
EMLC-Emergency Management Leadership Council
OEMHS-Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
NC-National ESF-11 Coordinator
REPM-Regional Emergency Program Manager – APHIS ESF-11 coordinator
EPS-Emergency Program Specialist – APHIS ESF-11 coordinator at the FEMA region
Figure 1. APHIS ESF-11 Positions
Emergency Program Specialist…
• Do the hard work of helping the FEMA region
prepare for an activation of ESF #11 and the
subsequent activities that may take place for any
of the 8 programs (VS, PPQ, WS, AC, IES, FNS,
FSIS, or DOI)
• Serve as the ESF #11 Desk Officer in the FEMA
Regional Response Coordination Center
• Provide field information to the Regional
Emergency Response Program Manager
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What resources do we bring to an
event?
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Other Aspects of Our Emergency
Response Structure
• APHIS Emergency Management Leadership Council
• APHIS Office of Emergency Management and
Homeland Security
• APHIS Veterinary Services Emergency Management
& Diagnostics
- National Center for Animal Health Emergency Management
• Area Emergency Coordinators
• National Incident Management Teams
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National Center for Animal Health
Emergency Management
• Augment state and local resources with critical
veterinary supplies, equipment, and services
• Provide safety emphasis and leadership
• Provide national guidance on disease
surveillance and eradication strategy
• Support the acquisition of resources
• Resolve administrative, financial, legal,
legislative, and disease control issues
• Coordinate and disseminate information.
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National Incident Management Teams
• Type II – Type III teams
• Currently Command & General Staff
“Short” Teams – “long” teams in the works
• 16 positions on each team
• 6 Veterinary Services teams
• 4 Plant Protection & Quarantine teams
• Most members trained up and through
S-420 Command & General Staff ICS
• Currently deploying for TB outbreak in CA
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Other Resources
• National Veterinary Stockpile
• Emergency Management Response
System
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National Veterinary Stockpile
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Emergency Management Response System
• A fully Web based system that can be accessed from
any computer running Internet Explorer 5.5 or
greater.
• Can run on local servers to allow massive data entry.
• Is integrated with the National Prem ID allocation
system.
• Has the ability to track all disease control activities
on thousands of premises in multiple states.
• Has the ability to track personnel orders and tours of
duty and work assignments.
• Can manage inventory and track all assignments of
vehicles and equipment in multiple locations.
• Task Tracking and Financial ledger capabilities.
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QUESTIONS?
BARRY N. PITTMAN
barry.n.pittman@aphis.usda.gov
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